The anime for Revolutionary Girl Utena was vastly different than the manga.
In many ways I felt that the story was ruined by the anime.
The manga was much better in my opinion.
I usually read the manga first, because you can get away with a lot more in manga than you can in anime.

i also thnk dat way..I prefer anime more than manga since it has voice, background music n all dat..i knew the original came from manga but i also think anime created from manga should be almost da same as the manga...i dont like it to be different..it just force me to buy manga and anime..

Hmm well i usually watch the anime first and then if i want i read the manga. But i prefer to watch the anime cuz im too lazy to read the manga, but i gotta admit the best stories r in the mangas. i think it is because for anime they have to animate it and time it and stuff nd for the manga is easier to produce.